crumple zone — UK US noun [countable] [singular crumple zone plural crumple zones] the part of a car that is designed to crumple in a crash so that the passengers are protected from the force of the crash Thesaurus: external parts of cars and other road vehic … Useful english dictionary
crumple zones — plural noun The front and rear portions of a motor car designed to crumple and absorb the impact in a collision while the passenger area remains intact • • • Main Entry: ↑crumple … Useful english dictionary
Crumple — Crum ple (kr[u^]m p l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crumpled} ( p ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crumpling} ( pl[i^]ng).] [Dim. fr. crump, a.] To draw or press into wrinkles or folds; to crush together; to rumple; as, to crumple paper. [1913 Webster] They… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Crumple — Crum ple, v. i. To contract irregularly; to show wrinkles after being crushed together; as, leaves crumple. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crumple — c.1300, crumplen, frequentative of crumpen to curl up (from O.E. crump bent, crooked ). Related: Crumpled; crumpling … Etymology dictionary
crumple — [v] make or become wrinkled break down, buckle, cave in, collapse, crease, crimp, crimple, crinkle, crush, fall, fold, give way, go to pieces, pucker, rimple, ruck, rumple, screw, scrunch, shrivel, wad, wrinkle; concepts 184,208,252 Ant.… … New thesaurus
crumple — ► VERB 1) crush so as to become creased and wrinkled. 2) suddenly lose force, effectiveness, or composure. ► NOUN ▪ a crushed fold, crease, or wrinkle. ORIGIN from obsolete crump «make or become curved» … English terms dictionary
crumple — [krum′pəl] vt. crumpled, crumpling [ME crumplen, var. of crimplen, to wrinkle, freq. of crimpen, CRIMP1] 1. to crush together into creases or wrinkles 2. to cause to collapse vi. 1. to become crumpled 2 … English World dictionary
Crumple zone — A crash test illustrates how a crumple zone absorbs energy from an impact … Wikipedia
crumple — UK [ˈkrʌmp(ə)l] / US verb Word forms crumple : present tense I/you/we/they crumple he/she/it crumples present participle crumpling past tense crumpled past participle crumpled 1) crumple or crumple up [intransitive/transitive] to crush something… … English dictionary
crumple — [[t]krʌ̱mp(ə)l[/t]] crumples, crumpling, crumpled 1) V ERG If you crumple something such as paper or cloth, or if it crumples, it is squashed and becomes full of untidy creases and folds. [V n] She crumpled the paper in her hand... The front and… … English dictionary
